What color is #7A6068?

#7A6068 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6068?

The RGB value is 122, 96, 104: 122 red, 96 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6068?

The complementary color is #607A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6068?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6068 color

#7A6068 rgb(122, 96, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A6068 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 37.6% green and 40.8% blue (122, 96, 104).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 15% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#7A6068 color codes

HEX	`#7A6068`
RGB	`rgb(122, 96, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 37.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 21%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.51, 11.92, -0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.51, 11.93, 357.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.708, 13.503, 14.926)`
Decimal	`8020072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6068, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7A6068	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6068 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7A6068 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6068; }
.text { color: #7a6068; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6068; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 96 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6068, #7a6560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7A6068?: #7A6068 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6068?: The RGB value is 122, 96, 104: 122 red, 96 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6068?: The complementary color is #607A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6068?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.